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His Majesty's hired armed ship ''Prince William'' served the Royal Navy on two contracts, one during the French Revolutionary Wars and one during the Napoleonic Wars. She had been built in 1797,〔 and was returned to her owners at the end of each contract. ==First contract== ''Prince William'' served from 24 April 1797 to 26 November 1801. She was described as being of 306 tons burthen (bm), and was armed with fourteen 24-pounder carronades.〔Winfield (2008), p. 389.〕 Her commander was Commander Thomas Whitwronge Clayton, her master was W. Nicholson, and she served on the North Sea station.〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 1, p. 301.〕 In 1797, ''Prince William'', under Clayton's command, recaptured the ''London Packet'', of Aberdeen. At the time ''Prince William'' was employed in convoying vessels.〔Schomberg (1815), p.665.〕 The French privateer ''Jason'' captured ''London Packet'' in the North Sea off Buchan Ness, Aberdeenshire, on 11 September 1797. She had been on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Portsmouth.〔"Ship News", ''The Times'' (London). Wednesday, 4 October 1797. Issue 4015, col D, p. 2.〕 On 24 September 1799 ''Prince William'' was part of a small squadron of shallow-draft vessels that Admiral Mitchell, in , took to the Enkhaufen road to meet with supports of the House of Orange at Medemblik.〔''Gentleman's Magazine'' (December 1799), pp. 1077-8.〕 Clayton received promotion to post captain on 26 December 1799.〔Schomberg (1815), p.378.〕 Lieutenant Thomas Richbell, of , was promoted to Commander on 26 December 1799,〔Marshall (1825), Vol. 2, Part 2, p. 698-99.〕 and was given the command of ''Prince William'',〔''Naval Chronicle'', Vol. 3, p.80.〕 on the Shields station. Two years later, on 29 April 1802, he received promotion to post captain.〔 An amateur artist, Captain Richbell drew a picture, ''A view of Scarborough with His Majesty's armed ship Prince William, anchoring in a fresh gale'' that in 1803 he exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts.〔Graves (1906), Vol. 6. p.288.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hired armed ship Prince William」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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